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Originally Posted by Dave
If it were me, I'd get a tuner before much else. No point in figuring out chords and such if your guitar is tuned all wrong. There's a friend of mine who knows more about guitars than God, and he claims Korg are the best, but I've never tested that theory. Other than that, everyone learns differently. I favor the one-on-one approach of a private instructor, but others learn better in a classroom setting or with the "whatever I can find on the internet" method. |
If you want the best tuner available to consumers on the market, then you need the
Peterson StroboStomp Tuner, which is accurate to 0.04 cents (read: far more accurate than you will ever need). They have a whole line of products that work with acoustic instruments, software tuner plugins and more. Of course, they are expensive so your friend could probably go with the $20 CA-30 Korg with no ill effects.
As far as learning websites, there are some great places to check out:
http://www.guitarnoise.com/ <-- has good starting guitar & bass lessons, as well as basic western music theory (how to derive major/minor scales, modes, CAGED technique, etc.)
http://acapella.harmony-central.com <-- Internet musicians forum.
There are literally thousands of websites containing TAB, lessons, video demonstrations and more. Just Google "Guitar Lessons" and you'll be well on your way.
The thing is it will take determination to learn on your own without an instructor kicking your @$$ on a regular basis. It can be done but I like interacting regularly with someone who's forgotten more about music than I could hope to know.